Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Australia
Australia: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.2329 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Australia, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.2329 Index for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Australia peaked at 0.2665 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1845 Index, in 2014.
Australia ranks 15th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Australia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1845 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.2306 Index | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2306 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2306 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2188 Index | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2356 Index | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2524 Index | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2665 Index | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2329 Index | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2161 Index | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2329 Index | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2329 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2218 Index | 0.1845 Index | 0.2356 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.239 Index | 0.2161 Index | 0.2665 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 17.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 4,169 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0989 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 6,441 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.4887 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Australia?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Australia was 0.2329 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2665 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1845 Index in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD STRI is a unique, evidence-based tool that collects information on services trade restrictions across 22 services sectors. The project has two distinct but complementary instruments: a services trade regulatory database and a services trade restrictiveness index. Based on the qualitative information in the database, composite indices quantify the identified restrictions across five standard policy categories, with values between zero and one. Complete openness to trade and investment gives a score of zero, while being completely closed to foreign services providers yields a score of one. This dataset presents a breakdown by economic activity at group- (3-digit) level of International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4. A zip file containing the STRI indices for all countries and sectors available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: OECD STRI 2025